They Said ‘You Think Too Much’…

I looked around, saw the world as it is and said ‘No. It’s you who doesn’t think enough.’

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3 min readOct 11, 2021
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As it regards Simplistic Thinking in today’s modern world -

How many people are there in this society who say, on the one hand, ‘Don’t tell me what to do’ and yet are perfectly fine with, on the other hand, being led around by the cortex, being subconsciously influenced by whatever outrage-machine crap the social-media-algorithm demons throw at them…?

How many people are there in this society who still blindly adhere to quaint hallmark-ian aphorisms like ‘Home is where the heart is’ or ‘Blood is thicker than water’ without considering that dysfunction is literally everywhere and most family situations are absolutely NOT as ideal as your average anachronistic 50s sitcom, regardless of outward appearances...?

How many people are there in this society who blindly adhere to the notion that ‘both sides deserve a say’ without considering that the discussion has to be reasonable before ‘both sides’ are worth listening to in any given conversation…?

How many people are there in this society who go in for ‘organic’ foods or ‘super-foods’ simply because they were told it is better to eat this way, having never taken the time to investigate deeper than…

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